Remember way back in November when Jennifer Love Hewitt suddenly became relevant again thanks to a charming TMZ post criticizing her weight? And then JLH notoriously shot back that "a size 2 is not fat"? Well, evidently she still thought she could stand to lose a few pounds and then brag about it to Us Weekly. As you do. The actress claims she lost 18 pounds, but we have a hard time believing that.
TMZ has found a picture of a bare-chested Ryan Seacrest from before he was famous. And yes, of course the online garbage dump used this opportunity to say it's too bad alleged child molester Lou Pearlman didn't get to the young Seacrest.
MORE ON THE LIL' KIM PARTY MURDER "Lil' Kim knew nothing about a brutal murder that may have taken place at her birthday party — and left the club without having seen a thing, sources tell TMZ. … Cops believe that an employee of the club could be responsible for the murder."
One of the most annoying things about TMZ is that the Web site regularly posts the most insignificant and mundane videos of all time. Seriously, nobody cares to see Britney Spears' lawyer driving down the street for 30 seconds. But this video is one we did enjoy, thanks to John Mayer and his self-deprecating humor — and the fact that he makes fun of TMZ throughout the clip just makes it that much more watchable. CONTINUED »
We had a feeling the press was being too nice to Christian Bale yesterday, and lo and behold — TMZ started digging up incriminating stories about the actor. The latest incident, which occurred last week, comes from the set of Terminator 4:
During a scene, [the] director of cinematography screwed up a shot — at least in Christian's mind. We're told Bale went ballistic, screaming 'I will kick your ass' along with other choice remarks. Several hundred people heard the outburst — including Military Police — which was described as 'intense.'
TMZ could claim he punched a baby and we still wouldn't be mad at him. It's called unconditional love.
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So it's nearing the end of the workday, and we're finally starting to get some details about the Sunday night altercation between Christian Bale and his family. Everyone has inside sources and theories, but one thing is clear: Nobody is really placing the blame on our Dark Knight. Thank goodness.
A rundown of the latest rumors, after the jump. CONTINUED »
PHEW "Christian Bale has just been released from a London pokey. … Scotland Yard tells TMZ Bale has been ordered to make an appearance back at the cop shop in September."
I never thought I'd say this, and I'm probably alone here, but I've grown a soft spot in my heart for Verne Troyer. He seems to be getting the raw end of the deal with this disgusting sex tape scandal, and to add insult to injury, he's still sharing a house with his ex-girlfriend who sold the tape to TMZ in the first place.
'She's still in the house,' Troyer said, noting that he’s taking legal action to force her out, but their situation 'makes it even harder, to, you know, not strangle her.' According to the actor, his brunette ex has been taunting him. 'I saw her when I left today, and she was calling me names and stuff…so I can't get away from it,' he said, choking back tears.
Troyer said friends, family and attorney are helping him pull through the mess, but that the embarrassment 'has already started affecting [work opportunities].'
But the real "aww" factor came into play when Verne shared my favorite Heath Ledger on-set story to date. CONTINUED »
Dane Cook is currently undergoing a legal battle about the always-newsworthy dog poop. No, seriously. Evidently his landlord thinks Dane isn't picking up his dog's poop, but Dane claims he is. And, of course, TMZ is on the case.
The testimony is riveting, as Dane's lawyer insists the poop in question does not belong to his dog because "medium to small-sized dogs create a thumb-sized poop" — smaller than the feces found in the yard. The landlord countered back: "I know what Beast's pooh looks like, unfortunately. It's a dog's signature. Signature. Signature pooh."
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Mel Gibson isn't the only person interested in Britney Spears' love life as of late: TMZ has been keeping tabs on the pop star and her secret rendezvous with a mystery man. Sadly, that mystery man is all too recognizable — it's Adnan Ghalib, former paparazzo and Spears hanger-on.
TMZ's "sources" have reported that over the last few months Adnan has been entering the gated community where Brit and father Jamie live, but no one can say exactly what's going on. But we can! Adnan missed the spotlight, Britney missed her enabler, and it was time for a special reunion. And yes, there are text messages involved.
We know they have been texting back and forth, at times complaining that Daddy Jamie is too 'controlling' by trying to put the kibosh on the relationship.
But here's the deal. Daddy Jamie's job is to be controlling — that's what a conservator does. And, sources tell us, Jamie's concern over his daughter seeing Adnan is not just his opinion — the doctors who are treating Brit have told him it would be a bad thing for Brit to hook up with the dude.
Well, duh. If any doctor in America were to recommend that Britney associate with Adnan, someone needs to look into revoking that medical license.
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Verne Troyer is now a mini litigant in a a $20 million lawsuit filed yesterday afternoon against TMZ, the often stupid but rarely wrong gossip site he claims violated his rights by publishing and airing portions of his sex tape.
Troyer alleges the tape was obtained illegally before ending up in the hands of the same porn purveyor who released One Night in Paris, the Oscar-nominated drama about a rich girl who sleeps with terrible men to feel fleeting notions of worth.
Surely, this whole dustup has nothing to do with obtaining free publicity for Troyer's new film, The Love Guru, which is currently tanking at the box office. And racist.
From TMZ, Hollywood's notorious hive of ill-bred bullies: "So our spies at a few Hollywood restaurants have weighed in on celeb tippers and gyppers. And the verdict is in."
Classy! We can't wait for Levin et al's item on which studio execs are the best at Jewing down actors' salary demands.
Oh: The bad tippers are the Beckhams.
Early this morning, a house in Dix Hills, NY, owned by 50 Cent — the house, in case you were wondering, that 50 Cent is trying to kick the mother of his child out of, prompting her to sue him — burned down. Shaniqua Thompkins, their son Marquise, and four other people were in the house when it caught fire. They were all transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Something about the “intensity” of the fire aroused suspicion among fire officials, who said some sort of chemical might have been used to start the fire.
Interestingly, sources tell TMZ that earlier this week, a meeting between the two parties got so heated that a member of 50 Cent’s entourage “went nuts” and trashed the office. A police report was later filed.
Thanks to Jack Black, who has no interest in playing coy to spite Us Weekly and TMZ, Angelina Jolie has finally confirmed that she is indeed pregnant with twins.
In an interview to air on Access Hollywood tonight, Jack, who is promoting the new movie Kung Fu Panda at the Cannes Film Festival with Angie, inadvertently let the news slip; that, in turn, forced her to admit what the tabloids told everyone from the start of her pregnancy. Don't underestimate the powers of the tabs, Ang. They are creepier than one might expect.
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Last night celebrated Britney's return to a television show other than TMZ, and it's safe to say that the whole bit has grown tired. Neil Patrick Harris, bless his heart, was forced to share every scene with Brit, and we can only assume it's punishment for publicly (and correctly) stating that How I Met Your Mother did not need stunt casting.
The best line of the night belonged to Brit's character Abby, who said she "didn't want to steal any attention away from America." Interesting, because that's all Britney seems to be capable of doing.
All five video clips from last night's episode after the jump, if you can sit through them. CONTINUED »
You can be sure it's a huge day in the TMZ newsroom: Britney and K-Fed are back in court today for their child custody hearing. And Brit even showed up, looking like she had bathed and put some effort into her clothing (no grease stains!). It's a huge turnaround after the last time she attempted to go to court with Sam Lutfi and Adnan Ghalib in tow; one thing that hasn't changed, however, is good ol' TMZ, who is streaming live outside the courthouse. It's fascinating, if you like staring at a horde of desperate photographers and random cars.
The roving band of lepers and ponces at TMZ have published a feature entitled "Fat After Fame," in which they identify and then mock celebrities who have dared gain weight over the course of their careers.
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